Improvement in grain-binders



3 Sheets-Sheet I.

E. H. CLINTON.

Grain Binder.-

P a tented July 13 3 SheetS-Sheet 2.

E. H. CLINTON.

Grain Binder.

Patented July 13, 1869.

3 Sheets-Sheet l E. H. CLINTON.

Grairi Binder;

v Patented July 13, 1869.

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PATENT OFFICE.

IOWA OI'TY, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN GRAIN-BINDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 92,517, dated July 13, 1869.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, E. H. CLINTON, of Iowa City, in the countyof Johnson and. State'of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Grain-Binder; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact de scription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1, Sheet I, is a side view of my improved machine in position to cut 011' the band, part of the case being cut away. Fig. 2, Sheet I, is a detail view, showing the position of the parts as the needle rises after the cord has been fastened. Fig. 3, Sheet I, is a detail view, showing the relative position of the needle and hook as the needle rises to tie the knot after having formed the loop. Fig. 4., Sheet I, is a detail view, showing the relative position of the needle and hook when tying the knot, the needle having risen a little further than shown in Fig. 3, Sheet 1. Fig. 5, Sheet II, is a top view of the machine, the top plate being removed, showing the parts in the position shown in Fig. 2, Sheet I. Fig. 6, Sheet III, is a detail sectional View taken through the line 00 m, Fig. 5, Sheet II. Fig. 7,

taken through the line y y, Fig. 5, Sheet II.

Fig. 8, Sheet III, is'a detail end view, seen from and between the arrows z 2, Fig. 5, Sheet II. Fig. 9, Sheet III, is a detail horizontal section taken through the line a a, Fig. 3, Sheet'I. Fig. 10, Sheet III, is a detail sectional view taken through the line w 20, Fig. 11, Sheet III, showing the knife and its guides. Fig. 11, Sheet III, is a detail sectional view taken through the line a a, Fig. 10, Sheet III. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish a convenient and effective machine for attachment to a reaper, which shall be so constructed and arranged as to receive the cut grain from the reaper-platform and securely bind it into bundles; and it consists in the construction and combination of the various parts of the machine, as hereinafter more fully described.'

A is the case of the machine, which is so constructed and arranged that its top or platform'may be even with the platform of the reaper and be a continuationof said reaperplatform.

The case A is so connected with the reaper that the gear-wheel B attached to the shaft 0 may mesh into and receive motion from the operating mechanism of the reaper. The shaft 0 revolves in bearings attached to the case A. D is a wheel attached to the shaft 0, and which has two pins, d d projecting from its opposite sides to take hold of the drop-pins e f of the slides E and F, so that the said slides may be operated by the revolution of the wheel D. The slides E and F move back and forth in guides attached to the bed-plate of the binder, and their movement is limited by stops. The drop-pin e is raised at the proper time to be operated by the pin d, by the stationary incline 6 attached to the bed-plate of binder, and the pin f is raised at the proper time to be operated by the pin 01 by the movable inclinef attached to the slide E, so as to be carried back and forth by and with said slide E, the pins 0 andf dropping down again by their own weight as soon as they have passed off the inclines by which they were raised. If desired, the pins 6 f may be drawn down by small springs attached to the said slides E F.

G is an arm rigidly attached to the slide E and extending over the top of the wheel D.

To the arm G is pivoted the three-armed plate H, against the forward arm of which the pin d of the wheel D strikes to move the slide E forward. As the slide E moves forward the top arm of the plate H strikes against, raises, and passes under the small arm or stop h piv oted to some suitable-support.

' As the slide E is drawn forward by the action of the pin d upon the drop-pin 0 the stop h striking against the curved edge of the upper arm of the plate H, pushes it back, so as to raise the forward lower arm of .said plate out of the way of the pind, so that the Wheel D may revolve the next time Without moving the slide E forward.

- As the pin 01 passes the forward lower arm of the plate H, it strikes the rear lower arm of said plate, again lowering the forward arm into position to be struck by the pin d The three-armed plate H is held steady in both its positions by the spring h which rests upon one or the other ofthe inclined faces of the block h which is attached to the pivot of said plate H, as shown in Fig. 6, Sheet III.

To the forward end of the slideE is pivoted the end of the connecting-bar I, the other end of which is pivoted to the gear-wheel J, which is pivoted to the vertical plate K.

The forward end of the connecting-bar I is is supported, when at rest, by the spring t" attached to the bed-plate of the machine, and the free end of which rests against the under side of the said bar, so that the weight of the bar I may not bear upon the crank'pin of the wheel J.

The teeth of the gear-wheel J mesh into the teeth of the small gear-wheel L, pivoted to the vertical plate K, and to the pivot or shaft of of which is attached the arm M, the upper end of which is bent over the upper edge of the vertical plate K, and is forked, to take hold of the end of the twine to carry it down between the vertical plates K and N, to be fastened and held while the knot is being formed.

0 is the needle-arm, the rear end of which is attached to the rock-shaft P pivoted to the case A, or to suitablesupports attached to said case. To the lower end of the arm 0, or of a short arm attached to it, is pivoted the end of the connecting-bar Q, the other end of which is pivoted to the crank R attached to the end of the shaft 0. To the forward end of the arm 0 is attached the needle S, which is made in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 5, its point being bent to cause the needle to go through the loop of the twine in passing down the second time.

The inner side of the plate N is grooved, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, to allow the needle to pass down freely.

T is a block, which is made with a forked arm, and which is pivoted to the inner side of the plate K. The shaft of the forked block T passes through the plate K, and to its outer end is attached a short crank, U, to which is pivoted one end of the connectingbar V, the

other end of which is pivoted to a crank-pin attached to the gear-wheel J.

By this arrangement, when the needle is passing down the first time, and as the forked arm M is carrying the end of the twine down to be fastened, the block T is partially revolved in the opposite direction, its fork taking hold of the twine between the arm M and the needle, and carrying the said twine with it.

As the twine is being carried forward by the fork of the block T, the hook of the arm W takes hold of the twine and carries it back, without removing it from the said forked block T, and holds it in place so as to form a loop for the needle to pass through as it descends the second time.

The arm W is pivoted to, and works in, a cavity formed in the plate K, its hook projecting through a slot in the inner face of said plate. The arm W is held out of the wayby the spring X, except when moved forward to hold the thread, by the movement of the forked block T.

As the end of the twine is being carried down by the forked arm M, it is drawn around the pin 70 attachedto the plate K, and into the spaces between the small pivoted plate Y, and the projection n of the plate N, being guided into the proper position by the inclined edge of the said plate Y, and the inclined surface of the projecting lower part K of the plate K, so that it may be taken hold of by the hook Z and drawn through the loop of the twine, or, rather, between the twine and the needle, while the needle is down the second time.

The plate Y passes horizontally through a slot in the plate N, to which it is pivoted, and is held forward by a slight spring, Y, as shown in Fig. 5.

The hook Z moves back and forth through guides attached to the plate N, and its rear end is pivoted to the end of the connecting- .bar A, the other end of which is pivoted to the crank B, attached to the shaft 0.

The shaft 0 revolves in bearings in suitable supports attached to the cases A, and to its end is attached a small gear-wheel, D, into... the teeth of which mesh the teeth of the small gear-wheel E, pivoted to the said supports.

The gear-wheels D E have crank-pins projecting from their outer sides, against which shoulders formed upon the sliding bar F strike, to move the hook Z forward and back at the proper times. 4

The other end of the bar F is pivoted to the same crank-pin of the gear-wheel J as the end of the bar I, so that the hook Z may be moved in both directions by the advance of the slide E.

To theforward end of the slide F is attached the end of the connecting-bar G, the other end of which is pivoted to the crank H, attached to the end of the shaft I, which works in hearings in supports attached to the case A, and with which is connected a coiled spring, J, which, as soon as the slide F is released from the pin d by which it was drawn back, forces it forward again to its former position.

To the other end of the shaft I is attached another crank, K, to which is pivoted the end of the connectingrod L, the other end of which is pivoted to ears formed upon, or attached to, the knife M,which moves back and forth in guides N, attached to the case A, and by the advance of which the twine is out after the knot has been formed.

To another crank-pin, attached to the crank K, is pivoted the end of the connecting-bar O, the other. endof which is pivoted to the upper part of the plate 1?, which is bent at right angles, and to the lower part of which is pivoted the plate Q, which moves back and forth upon a shelf or table, R, attached to the vertical plate N, and the movement of which is guided by a pin attached to the said table R, and passing through a' slot in the said plate Q.

To the forward part of the plate Q is attached an upwardly-projecting pin, by which the twine is detached from the hook Z, as shown 'in Fig. 9.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of the shaft 0, wheel D, pins d d, slides E and F, drop-pins 6 f inclines 6 f three-armed plate H, pivoted stops h and spring k with each other, substantially as herein shown and described, for the purpose of giving motion to the various I parts of the apparatus at the proper times, as

set forth.

2. The combination of the connecting-bar I, gear-wheel J, gear-wheel L, forked arm M, forked block T, short crank U, connecting bar V, hooked arm W, and spring-plate Y with each other and with the vertical plates K and N, and needle S, for the purpose of G, crank H, shaft I, coiled spring J, crank- K, connecting-bar L, and knife M with each other and with the slide F, for the purpose of cutting off the twine at the proper time, substantially as herein shown and described.

5. The combination of the connecting-bar O, connecting-iron P, and slotted plate Q,

having a projecting pin attached to its forward end, with each other and with the crank K, substantially as herein shown and described, for the purposed of detaching the bow of the knot from the hook Z.

Y E. H. CLINTON. Witnesses:

O. P. WARREN, H. O-HUTOHINSON, 

